Question about Monti's?
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achillesheel
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hulk
thereefgeek
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Why don't you name it yourself and sell it for a fortune?
copps
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There are many different encrusting montis with this color combo, but just a few stand out from the crowd.
Mac while I do agree the fancy naming thing has gone out of hand recently (take a look at ANY zoanthid on Ebay), with certain corals I think it's warranted. I've been in the hobby well over 15 years now and only a couple colonies I've tagged with a name... most being encrusting montis because of their uniqueness. This started in fun, but it serves a good purpose at least locally with my buddies... for instance "the Hulk" I got as a wild colony and spoke with Rik Leishman about when I got it (Leishman on RC... my wife calls him my "second wife" because we're on the phone so often
) I have numerous "purple w/ green polyp encrusting montis", but this one was clearly different... the vibrancy of green and large peaks and valleys indicative of "danae" type montis made this speial... It was much easier to say "Hulk" with friends than having to put a three minute description behind specifying which one you were talking about... I even put a pic of the Hulk in the corner for kicks ... I understand what you're saying, and greater than 99% of the things in my system don't have a name... I even had the Superman from local buddy and former TOTM winner Robie Sayan who got it from John years ago before it was called a Superman... boy did that name take off! With that said, I am NOT selling frags ... Here's a few shots... the growing edges and peaks started showing light blue as shown in the second pic...
Hey Achilles where did you hear about this? A few people on RC have this from me but it's funny how the name spreads...
Hey Yetti I went to your site and saw a few pictures listed under "Here are a few shots from my tanks" and saw pictures from my buddy Leishman's tanks, including one shot of a different purple base green polyp monti he got from me... As you're local you may have gotten frags from him... it's all good... we're laid back... just thought it was funny you showed them as images from your tanks... the image you post above is of the exact wild colony he got that is INSANE... It's tough to capture the beauty of these in a photo but people who see these things in person know why they are different... and deserving of a name IMO... The "Barney" is I believe his only named coral... but deservedly so!
One of the other encrusting montis I got wild and gave a name after it developed in captivity... "red polyp encrusting monti" did not do for this guy! The red is insane in valleys of yellow mountains... I plugged it Vesuvius... The bottom line is that people could throw whatever name they want to their corals... only if it's insane and unique will it stick... We're stressed enough in this hobby... let's all loosen up and have fun with it once in a while!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7175060#post7175060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ReeferMac
How 'bout "purple w/ green polyp encrusting monti"?
- Mac
Mac while I do agree the fancy naming thing has gone out of hand recently (take a look at ANY zoanthid on Ebay), with certain corals I think it's warranted. I've been in the hobby well over 15 years now and only a couple colonies I've tagged with a name... most being encrusting montis because of their uniqueness. This started in fun, but it serves a good purpose at least locally with my buddies... for instance "the Hulk" I got as a wild colony and spoke with Rik Leishman about when I got it (Leishman on RC... my wife calls him my "second wife" because we're on the phone so often
) I have numerous "purple w/ green polyp encrusting montis", but this one was clearly different... the vibrancy of green and large peaks and valleys indicative of "danae" type montis made this speial... It was much easier to say "Hulk" with friends than having to put a three minute description behind specifying which one you were talking about... I even put a pic of the Hulk in the corner for kicks ... I understand what you're saying, and greater than 99% of the things in my system don't have a name... I even had the Superman from local buddy and former TOTM winner Robie Sayan who got it from John years ago before it was called a Superman... boy did that name take off! With that said, I am NOT selling frags ... Here's a few shots... the growing edges and peaks started showing light blue as shown in the second pic...Hey Achilles where did you hear about this? A few people on RC have this from me but it's funny how the name spreads...
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7174985#post7174985 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by yetti
Barney....
Hey Yetti I went to your site and saw a few pictures listed under "Here are a few shots from my tanks" and saw pictures from my buddy Leishman's tanks, including one shot of a different purple base green polyp monti he got from me
... As you're local you may have gotten frags from him... it's all good... we're laid back... just thought it was funny you showed them as images from your tanks... the image you post above is of the exact wild colony he got that is INSANE... It's tough to capture the beauty of these in a photo but people who see these things in person know why they are different... and deserving of a name IMO... The "Barney" is I believe his only named coral... but deservedly so!One of the other encrusting montis I got wild and gave a name after it developed in captivity... "red polyp encrusting monti" did not do for this guy!
The red is insane in valleys of yellow mountains... I plugged it Vesuvius... The bottom line is that people could throw whatever name they want to their corals... only if it's insane and unique will it stick... We're stressed enough in this hobby... let's all loosen up and have fun with it once in a while!
copps
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The funny story about "Barney" came from when someone locally asked Leishman if the frag he had was the Hulk and it was from his colony... so he jokingly replied with "No... it's Barney!" The name stuck... The funny thing is that Rik is British... so maybe he could have a Teletubbie's monti ...
Sometimes we need to loosen up... as I mentioned above the naming this I'll agree is out of hand, but most of the time it's not a man with a grand idea of making a profit on his coral, but rather a funny story of local buddies with a true passion for the hobby as this was...
The funny thing is that Rik is British... so maybe he could have a Teletubbie's monti ...Sometimes we need to loosen up... as I mentioned above the naming this I'll agree is out of hand, but most of the time it's not a man with a grand idea of making a profit on his coral, but rather a funny story of local buddies with a true passion for the hobby as this was...
Leishman
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The Barney was named in a local club thread (www.WAMAS.org) someone asked for pics of my monti's and I posted them. A later post asked if the pic (pic 1 below) was "The Hulk" I replied that it was not from John (Copps) and in jest added that it was "The Barney" (Pic 2). One member suggested I call it "The Full Monti" but another member pointed out I couldn't do that as I do not have a 'Bare bottom" tank!
It's all fun and games.
It's all fun and games.
copps
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Combine ideas like this on a Friday at 4pm bored at work and this is what you get... Seeing as how you are a Brit I believe you should change the name to the "Po monti" (from the teletubbies)... Take your pick of images... including Cartman portraying him!I think the purple matches better than Barney too... :lolspin:
sps boy I hope you don't mind the highjack, but if this doesn't belong in a purple and green monti thread I don't know where it does...
Reefflections
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I see you folks here mentioned the "Hulk".Ultimatefrags was selling frags of it.It is a lime green with purple polyps.A real looker for sure.He doesn't have it on his site now.It's funny how folks here,rename certain corals.When some are the same,just with a different name add to it.One sold on ebay as Pink Lemonade,another name for it Shades of Fall.But yet the same coral.So maybe someone can clear up the Hulk?I always thought it was lime green,with purple polyps?At least that's what was posted on Ultimatefrags site?
SPS Boy
Did you score with that secret supplier,you talked about?Is this is why your asking about Monti's?You got a goodie for me YET?PM me when you stop buying all those Zoo's.:eek1:
Oh yea and can't forget those Acans either:bounce2:
SPS Boy
Did you score with that secret supplier,you talked about?Is this is why your asking about Monti's?You got a goodie for me YET?PM me when you stop buying all those Zoo's.:eek1:
Oh yea and can't forget those Acans either:bounce2:
achillesheel
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copps- i heard it when somebody saw my tank. they saw the wild colony that i have and asked where i had gotten the "hulk". personally i dont think it fits. if it were green w/purple polyps maybe. before then, i had never heard it.
dissapointing thing is it has turned mostly green. where do you guys have yours placed and what kind of flow is it in? mine is bottom third under 400w 12k sunburst. i want to move it up but its a large piece and i really dont have the real estate in my low profile aquascaping.
by the way, nice vesuvius. those polyps are nuts
dissapointing thing is it has turned mostly green. where do you guys have yours placed and what kind of flow is it in? mine is bottom third under 400w 12k sunburst. i want to move it up but its a large piece and i really dont have the real estate in my low profile aquascaping.
by the way, nice vesuvius. those polyps are nuts
Reefflections
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I don't have the Hulk.But I know that Znut got a frag from Ultimatefrags.She is the board a lot here.Maybe if she reads this post,she can chime in here.That way she can give us all a pic of the Ultimatefrags Hulk that they had for sale.I'm sure he still has it,being it was cut,not that long ago.Give it time,surely he will post again for you all.
wentreefgirl
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By the way, that coral is also called the christmas danae. Just fyi. I call it gorgious.
Leishman
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My "Barney" and Copps' "Hulk" are not even close to being the same coral. All the frags I have of the Barney (that sit next to my 'Hulk' frag from Copps) have developed a burnt orange/red lead growth edge as seen below in the really bad picture!
Here is a shot (bad one) of a smaller "Barney" frag. This one looks more like the "Rainbow Monti" proberbly because most of it is new growth and has the orange/red lead edge...
Here is a shot (bad one) of a smaller "Barney" frag. This one looks more like the "Rainbow Monti" proberbly because most of it is new growth and has the orange/red lead edge...
copps
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There is no patent on coral naming
. Last year as this incredible wild coral I had developed those colors I coined the name the Hulk for it. After fragging for some local buddies I offered it on RC here... (again NOT fragging now)... I'm laid back and I'm sure other people will use the name, but like the the Superman, there is one original... this coral has been spread a bit by me, but I don't imagine it's been grown enough too much for third generation frags yet... Not sure when or where Ultimate frags got theirs...On a side note there is a nice lavender base green polyp digitata that's been floating around for a few years... not encrusting but a nice coral nonetheless!
Copps
